Homeland Security to investigate 75 CDL schools for suspected fraud

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will join federal transportation authorities in investigating dozens of truck driver training schools for fraudulent activity.

On July 16, 2026, DHS announced a partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to investigate commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools for illegal activity.

Officials said that FMCSA has identified “approximately 75 entry-level driving training schools suspected of fraudulent activities, including using improper driver certifications, falsifying training records, and failing to properly train drivers applying for CDLs, among other violations.”

DHS will join FMCSA in investigating these 75 CDL schools in an effort to “root out fraud from American trucking.”

“Too many American lives have been lost in completely avoidable accidents because illegal aliens have been granted commercial driver’s licenses to drive trucks and 18-wheelers on America’s roadways,” said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. “DHS law enforcement is partnering with the Department of Transportation to eliminate CDL fraud, strengthen the integrity of the CDL system, and investigate commercial driver’s license schools throughout the country. This is a whole-of-government approach, to keep America’s roads safe.”

“USDOT has spent the last year rooting out bad actors from our trucking industry,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “We’ve knocked over 24,000 drivers off our roads for failing to speak English, forced states to cancel over 28,000 licenses illegally issued to foreign drivers, and purged over 9,500 unqualified training schools from our FMCSA registry. DHS will be a force multiplier of our efforts to clean up America’s roads. President Trump is using every lever at his disposal to ensure the safety of American families.”